Flood-fence



(No Model.)

J. H. POULTER.

FLOOD FENCE.

No. 482,460. Patented Sept. 13, 1892;

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INVENTO R j. H. P0 ULSTER ATTEET LTMMRM UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN H. POULTER, OF AROOLA, ILLINOIS.

FLOOD-FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 482,460, datedSeptember 13, 1892. Application filed December 18, 1889. RenewedFebruary 18, 1892. Serial 1105422035. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN H. PQULTER, of Arcola, in the county of Douglasand State of Illinois have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Flood-Fences, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists in certain details of construction andcombinations of parts, as hereinafter set forth and claimed, referencebeing had to the drawings accompanying and forming a part of thisspecification, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of my device; andFig. 5.- is a side elevation of a post, showing the manner of connectingthe picket-sill therewith.

The heads a a have bars or pickets 1) secured thereto in any desirablemanner, and said heads are swung to posts 0 by means of eyebolts g andh, the latter of which passes obliquely through the head, as seen inFig. 2. Approaches are formed of posts cl and horizontal rails or boards6, e, and e", suitably secured to the posts. Rails 6 and e extend intothe path of the end pickets, so that when the latter rise to an uprightposition these rails e and c act as a positive stop for the fartherswing of the head. The lower edge of the rail 6' also acts as a stop toprevent the pickets from moving farther back than to a horizontal plane.This it does by preventing a too great rise of the head, as seen at theright side of Fig. 1, where a head is shown tilted, as if by the actionof water. Each rail 6'', however, is cut away or shortened to permit theswing of the head. A supplemental swinging board is shown at f, thedesign thereof being to conform to irregularities in the surface of theground, and a wire rod or brace 71 is anchored and secured to thecentral or all the posts, if desired, in a manner to prevent upheavingwithout offering any obstruction to the current or objects containedtherein, although the supplemental board and the braces may be omitted,if preferred.

I claim as newand desire to secure by Letters Patent- In a flood-fence,the combination, with the swinging panel comprising a cylindrical headlinked to suitable posts or supports and having suitable pickets securedtherein, of the adjacent fence-panels having short bottom rails and longupper rails, the latter being extended into the path of the swinginghead and of the end pickets of the swinging panel to forma stop for thelatter to limit its swinging movement in either direction, substantiallyas and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I sign my name in the presence of two subscribingwitnesses.

JOIIN II. POULTER. Attest:

LUCIUS ll/IOALISTER, A. B. DIMOND.

